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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1934-07-1074 Telephone Service Hatch Farm Mary Lowe to vacate SELECTMENIS MEETING JULY 10, 1934 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was hold at the Selectmen's Roam, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, July 10, 1934 at 7;30 p.M. Messrs. Trask, Gilereast, Ferguson and O'Connell were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7:55 P.M. Mr. Busby of the New England Telephone &`- Telegraph Co. came before the Board and stated that owing to the construction of the new Concord Avenue highway, it will be necessary to change the poles to give service to the Hatch Farm. It would be necessary to have the wires brought over the.naw highway and Mr. Busby stated that the Department of Public Works would approve of the overhead structure. He stated also that it would be high enough so that it would not bother trucks: If the Board desired to grant permission with- out a hearing it could be done and he would prepare the proper forms for the Board to sign granting the permission. The Board voted to grant the permit without a hearing. Mr. Perley Tibbetts, who is acting as Building Inspector in the absence of Mr. Longbottom, came before the Board in reference to complaint of Mr. Bedros Bashian relative to the violation of the Building Law by Mrs. Mary Lowe who oc- cupies a shack on Wood Street adjacent to the property of Mr. Bashian. Under date of March 8th the Health Inspector made a report of the conditions existing and under date of March 16 the Building Inspector reported that Mrs. Lowe intended to demolish the shack and build a new house this spring providing she could borrow money to complete the job. She also owns land on Waltham St. the proceeds from which she would apply to the construction of her house. Mr. Tibbetts reported that she had now abandoned plans to demolish her shack and build a new house -and Mr. Tibbetts in- formed her that the place she was living in did not oomplT with the law as there were no facilities such as toilet and drainage. She stated that she was acting upon advice of her counsel, Mr. N. P. Sipprelle of 6 Beacon St. Boston, and that she intended to stay in the shack. The Board authorized Mr. Tibbetts to order Mrs. Mary Lowe to vacate her shack on or before August 1st, 1934. The Building Inspector also reported investigating the complaint made by Mrs. Maud March relative to Frank Parker living in a tent and shanty cn Freemont St. He found Mr. Parker cooking his supper in a shanty in which there were no toilet facilities. He also sleeps in a tent near the shanty. The Inspector informed him that the place in vrhich he was 1 ' living was in violation of the law.and he pleaded that he was poor and did not have the funds to live elsewhere. He asked him if he would vacate or if he would have to proceed under the lawegainst him to vacate, and Mr. Parker stated that he intended to stay there. The Board voted to authorize the Building Inspector to have notice served by a Constable on Frank Parker to vacate the shanty on Freemont St. and also the tent on or before August 1s t, 1934. Mr. Tibbetts also reported that he investigated the con- dition of the barn owned by Harry M. Aldrich and located in . back of the McCarthy house and next to the Post Office. and found that the floor sills, joists and under -pinning were in a very dangerous condition. He posted the barn as being un- safe and forbidding its use, and notified the owner to make the barn safe at once. 75 Parker to vacate shack on Freemont St. Aldrich Barn The Bond of Howard S. 0. Nichols as Clerk of the Trustees of Public Trusts being incharge of the funds in the bank, was Nichols approved by the Board. Bond It was voted to authorize the Town Treasurer to secir e bids on10,000. loan for Water Construction, the same to be Water payable 42000. annually for five years, and bids to be received Loan ' on July 17th at 6 P.M. Sketch of the proposed neer figure of the Lexington Minute- Mam an the Torn Seal was presented. Suggestion was made that there should be some back ground back of the statue. Suggestion was also made that a view looking squarely at the statue rather Town than a profile might be better. It was decided to submit the Seal sketch to Herman.Dudlpy Murphy to obtain his ideas. Hearings were declared open upon the applications of James R. :smith for permission to erect garages as follows: A. Plymouth Rd. One Car C. Plymouth Rd. Two " 1.A. Tower St. Two " " Garages 20 Plymouth Rd. Two 30 Robbins Rd. One Smith " Smith Mr. Smith was present and presented plans showing the in- tended locations of all the garages and asked permission to locate the garage cn Robbins Rd. back of the house rather than In the location shown. V6 persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant all •pertits' whi-ch Mr ''''Smith applied for, subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Hearing was declared open at 8:05 P.M on the applieation of C. E. Hall & Sons of 60 New Cross St., Somerville for permission 76: M c� c� to maintain a 2,000 gallon gasoline tank on land owned by Mary D. Hatch on Watertown St. Representative of the company appeared and presented sket6h showing the intended location of the gasoline tank, and stated that the tank would be located 300 feet from the main highway and 1000 feet from both the Hatch and Norton houses.. He stated that the tank was to furnish gasoline for their own use and that nothing was to be sold and the tank was needed only for the duration of the highway con - Gasoline struction of Concord Avenue. He stated that it was very Permit difficult to find a location for the tank underground inas- C. E. Hall much as the land was very rocky. He stated that he would communicate with the Fire Chief before filling the tank. No persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant the permit for 2,000 gallons of gasoline to be located on the Hatch property 300 feet from Watertown Street for the private use of C. F. Hall & Sons, Somerville, for the period expiring April 30, 1935. Hearing was declared open upon the application of Annie Bierenbroodspot for permission to maintain a one car garage under heig house on -'Ridge Road. Mr. Bierenbroodspot appeared and stated that the plans had been filed with the Building Inspector: The house is Garage located within fifteen feet of the street line, but permit Bierenbrood- for the addition to this house was recently granted by the spot Board of Appeals. It was therefor voted to grant the permit subject to the approval of the Building Inspector., Report of the inspection of the property of Mrs. Thomas Griffin, A. Shirley Street by P.F..Dacey showed that there was a leak in one chamber ceiling and wall next to the chimney which comes from inside the chimmey and which probably is caused by water coming down inside the chimney and working Griffin through a joint of the flue lining, He stated that the con- Dama a dition could not be fixed without considerable expense. The Blas ing Board felt that as long as the chimney did not leak around the flashing and the outside roof was d 1 right that this condition could not have come from the blasting done for.sewer construction. The Board therefor voted to inform Mrs. Griffin that they did not feel that the town was l iable for the condition ex- isting inasmuch as they did not believe it could be caused by the blasting. Sewer orders for the installation of sewers in the follow- ing streets were signed by the Board: Sewer Orders Taft Ave. from Oharles St. a distance of approximately 100 feet; Tarbell Ave. from Taft Ave. a distance of approximately 100 feet: Cary St. from Taft Ave. in a northerly direction approximately ' 2'70 feet; Cherry 8t. from Taft Ave. in a northerly direction a dis- tance of approximately 180 feet; Taft Ave. from Mass. Ave. to Daniels St. a distance of approximately 890 feet. 77 ,Letter was received from the Department of Public Utilities ' enclosing the copy of order of the department, on the petition of the Board of Selectmen that the department consent to the laying out of Pletcher Avenue across the tracks of the Boston and Maine Railroad. .The order stated as follows: "In view of the foregoing and other facts and circumstances in this case, we are of the opinion that public convenience and necessity Fletcher do not require the laying out of Fletcher Avenue, in the Town Ave. of Lexington, crossing at a level with the tracks of the Boston Petition and Maine Railroad, and the Department of Public Utilities does Denied not consent thereto in writing:" 1 u Thi# Chairman explained.that prior to having a Town Physician the charges made for regular calls of physicians were paid for by the State and other towns and cities, at the regular fee. Now that we have a town physician the average fee for his calls amounts to from 75� to 87� per visit. It was therefor voted to make a charge of $1.00 each visit to other cities and towns for physiciants fees. Letter was received from Judge Northrup giving notice of a claim under General Laws, Chapter 84 Section 18 and 19 and amendments thereto of the case of John Kargaard of 226 Lincoln St. who.fell into a tranch for the installation of a water main on Lincoln St. on June .30th, 1934 receiving bodily injuries. The original letter from Judge Northrup was turned over to the representative of the Employers Liability Assurance Corp- oration inasmuch as this company holds the insurance covering the Water and Sewer'Department, and they have already started investigation of the claim. It was decided therefor to notify Judge Northrup that this matter woAld be handled by the Employers Liability Assurance Corporation. Mr Ferguson called attention to the fact that the front doors of the Town Office Bldg. should bepainted and he sug- gested that if cream colored paint was used that it probably would last longer inasmuch as there is lead in the lighter colored paint. The black and green not having any lead can- not resist the sun. It was therefor decided to ask,Mr. Greeley, the architect of the building, his opinion relative to cream colored paint on the doors. Mr. Gilcreast reported having visited Elisha W. Otis of 868 Mass. Avenue and Mrs. Otis in reference to their applica- tions for Old Age Assistance. Mrs: -Otis is confined to her bed and is 79 years of age. He is 83 years of age and unable to do anything. A. Mr. Rich, formerly of Chase and Sanborn, has paid Mr. Otis' rent for the past three years and now for some unknown reason has stopped the payment. Mr.-Gilereast recommended $5. be granted each week to both Mr. and Mrs. Otis and with this income of $10. per week he felt they would be able to get along. Report was received from the Health Inspector in which he stated that the old automobiles still remained on Shea Welfare Charges Kargaard Claim Town Office Doors E.W. Otis Old Age 78 n property facing Brick Village development. He also reported that the dump in the rear of the ' Master Service Station still had one old automobile that has not been removed. The Inspector reported in regard to the complaint rela- tive to a family by the name of Roake on Homestead St. that the sanitary conditions were very bad. They get water from the neighbors and have no toilet facilities. There were eight Roake persons living there with only two beds. Debris was also Shack thrown upon the ground. The windows are also boarded up. The Inspector recommended that the place be condemned. It was therefor voted to serve notice on Mr. Roake to vacate this house within fifteen days. Letter was received from the Supt. of Public Works in which he gave a list of the expenditures of the Highway Main- tenance Account from Jan. 1 to July 1 as $28,962.88 leaving $13,037.12 for the balance of the year. There will. now be the betterment streets to construct that will take the time of the highway men and relieve the regular highway maintenance. A general discussion was had with the Supt. of Public Works in regard to making a program of the work for the highway maintenance Highway -so that the,funds will not be all spent during the first part Mainten" of the year and nothing left for, the balance of this year. The ante Chairman suggestid that the Supt. of Public Works give the Highway Supt. a better chance to make plans for the department and estimates of the work to be done on streets so that the ' work will not be done in a haphazard manner and the Supt. given a chance to show what he can do with the department. For instance plans had not been made to surface Lincoln St* and it is doubt- ful whether there will be any money to do the work although it was known that this street was torn up. The Supt. of Public Works was requested to bring in bids Sherman on .the construction of the Sherman Street Bridge on July 24th. St. Bridge The bids.to be made on specifications to be prepared by him. The Board approved the renewal of $5000. blanket fire Insurance insurance which expired through the office of Robert S. Sturtevant'on July 10th.' The Board authorized the employment of a clerk in the Copying Selectmen's Department for a period of four weeks.at the Records rate of $12. per week for the purpose of copying records. The meeting adjourned at.9:00 P.M. A true record, Attest: Clerk.